# Women's Studies (Certificate of Performance)

San Diego Mesa College · 2026-2027 Catalog · Department: Philosophy

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### Summary

The Women's Studies Certificate of Completion is awarded to students who successfully have completed an interdisciplinary curriculum designed to explore the past, present and future of women from a multi-cultural perspective. The courses in this concentration will explore how women's lives have been affected by society's values, traditions, and institutions and how language, belief systems, political structures and economic systems shape the status of women, as well as men, in society and culture.

**Award Notes:**
A Certificate of Performance is a departmental award that does not appear on the student’s transcript. All courses must be completed within the San Diego Community College District.
This program is not eligible for federal financial aid in accordance with Federal regulations.

**Learning Outcome(s): Students who complete the Women's Studies Program will be able to:**

1.  Write or speak about the literary, artistic, scientific and political contributions of women throughout history, thereby addressing problems, formulating theses, making arguments, analyzing and weighing evidence, and deriving conclusions.
2.  Think critically in reading, writing, and/or speaking about topics in Women’s Studies, thereby identifying problems, developing arguments and theses, weighing evidence, and deriving conclusions.
3.  Explain or analyze how women's diverse experiences are affected by ethnicity, class, nationality, religion, and sexual orientation in a global context; and demonstrate an understanding of cultural pluralism.
4.  Analyze how women's lives have been affected by society's values, traditions, and institutions; and, demonstrate an ability to understand one's role in society, take responsibility for one's own actions, and make ethical decisions in complex situations.

### Requirements

| Course | Title | Units |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **COURSES REQUIRED FOR THE MAJOR:** | | 6 |
| PHIL 125 | Philosophy of Women | 3 |
| PHIL 126 | Philosophy of Contemporary Gender Issues | 3 |
| or PSYC 133 | Psychology of Women | 3 |
| **Select Three Additional Courses from:** | | 9 |
| BLAS 150 | Black Women in Literature, Film and the Media | 3 |
| or BLAS 175 | Psycho-History of Racism and Sexism | 3 |
| or CHIC 170 | La Chicana | 3 |
| or HIST 141 | Women in United States History I | 3 |
| or HIST 142 | Women in United States History II | 3 |
| or PHIL 126 | Philosophy of Contemporary Gender Issues | 3 |
| or PSYC 133 | Psychology of Women | 3 |